GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |